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Carduus L.
plumeless thistle

       
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Photo of Carduus L.
©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Kenya, Nanyuki, road to, on Equator. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Carduus L.

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Distribution:
Carduus L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Carduus L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carduus acanthoides L.. . Image Available.
Carduus acanthoides
spiny plumeless thistle
Distribution of Carduus crispus L.. . Image Available.
Carduus crispus
curly plumeless thistle
Distribution of Carduus nutans L.. . Image Available.
Carduus nutans
nodding plumeless thistle
Distribution of Carduus ×orthocephalus Wallr. [acanthoides × nutans]. .
Carduus ×orthocephalus
Distribution of Carduus pycnocephalus L.. . Image Available.
Carduus pycnocephalus
Italian plumeless thistle
Distribution of Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis. .
Carduus tenuiflorus
winged plumeless thistle
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carduus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Carduus L. – plumeless thistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Carduus L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
thistle              Noxious weed
Iowa:
thistle              Primary noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Carduus L.

thistle

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Carduus L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35783.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Carduus L.

NV-Invasive Weed Identification for Nevada

 
 
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